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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bond have all over his body when he wakes up?

2. What does Klebb have hidden in her boot?

3. What excuse does Tatiana give for taking Bond back to their room?

4. What kind of vehicle follows Bond and Kerim?

5. Where does Bond go to after the gypsy compound?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Klebb defeat Bond?

2. What has Kerim arranged for Bond and Tatiana?

3. What is Kerim's plan to get rid of the Russians?

4. What happens to the Russians when they reach the Turkish border?

5. What impression does Tatiana make on Bond when he sees her for the first time?

6. How does Bond persuade Tatiana to get the code machine?

7. Summarize the novel.

8. Why does the gypsy allow Bond to stay and see the fight?

9. What do Bond and Tatiana do when the train stops for a few hours?

10. How does Kerim kill the faceless one's leader?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does Fleming use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Fleming's representations of the following areas. How close are Fleming's representations to the real thing? How does Fleming make his representations seem and feel real.

1) SMERSH.

2) Orient Express.

3) MI5.

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss his/her goals and motives. Does he/she achieve his/her motives? Does he share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do his/her goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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